The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Adrian attacked all the way east, and some Turks who were frightened by Rome had lost the ability to move. The remaining Christians ate pots of wine to welcome the king. They thought they had been abandoned, but they did not expect to see the arrival of the Christian brothers in their lifetime. Their good days were coming.

Anyway, no one in Anatolia can lead the Turks to victory, so let Rome rule you. The age of nomads is coming to an end.

The bureaucracy is busy running around every day. Either this place needs funding or that place is lagging behind in military training. There is no room for laziness under the emperor and the surveillance agency he controls, and he can only dedicate himself to the country.

Each department has a clear division of labor and does not argue with each other. However, the number of departments has increased sharply due to more subdivided departments than before. The stakes here become complicated.

The current political structure of Rome is vertical governance by the emperor-seinate-department. Each department reported the matter to the emperor, who held an imperial meeting to formulate a solution, which was then handed over to each department for implementation. Such a political structure can improve efficiency, but in practice they are only responsible to the emperor. As the head of the Senate, the prime minister has the power to convene emergency meetings and other powers when the emperor dies, and the emperor selects candidates. But there is no guarantee that some families will use their influence to force the emperor to make a choice, and conflicts between the two sides will break out sooner or later.

However, the most noticeable change is the implementation of the Official Rank List. In the past, the higher ranks were hereditary, but after the rank list was established, even ordinary people would enter the technocratic system because of their hard work or superb skills. The new generation of technocrats quickly replaced the old aristocrats and won the majority. With the support of the people, the previous centrifugal force disappeared, and the people tightly surrounded Rome, fundamentally reducing the occurrence of civil war.

In local areas, a parallel system of direct administration and enfeoffment was implemented, because Rome had not yet developed as high a centralized system as in the East. At present, the only three feudal states obey the emperor's orders, and there will be no rebellion.

Although the current situation is calm, Prime Minister Angel knows that the emperor still has a problem in his heart, and that is Caesar Peter.

As for why it was a heart disease, the reason only became apparent after he became Basilius. When he was still the Grand Duke, the relationship between father and son was pretty good; but after he became the emperor, the relationship between him and his eldest son changed a bit.

Perhaps influenced by John V, Mircea was afraid that one day his cronies or someone would kill him in his sleep. He began to use his attendants and spies to secretly monitor people who were harmful to him, especially his eldest son, because he was not only suspicious, but also a little jealous.

From the time of the war against the Ottomans to the present, half of Mircea's policies were suggested by Peter. In particular, the examination system, the use of firearms, and the official rank list had a great impact on Rome. Moreover, the new army formed by Peter was the most elite force in Rome. With its close location, if Peter had any intention, he could reach Constantinople in one day. No matter how much Mircea trusted Peter, he was still very cautious about unknown dangers.

Fortunately, Peter had no intention of usurping the throne. He obediently handed over most of his power and traveled to Western Europe. Moreover, Mircea is usually fair to children, so unless Peter or Mircea are brainwashed by the villains around them, coups like the Xuanwu Gate or the witchcraft disaster will not happen.

Mircea began to devote himself to his work with greater enthusiasm. He needed a victory to enhance his prestige. Regarding the cabinet officials' estimates of Anatolia, Mircea felt that he could first recover some of the land to explore, and then estimate the time it would take for the final recovery.

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Most of the interior of Anatolia is filled with valleys and plateaus, so it is difficult to travel, but you can also attack and gain a large area of ​​land. Moreover, due to the infiltration of Turks and the Ottoman civil war, some inland cities successively submitted to Roman rule.

In July, Kotjaon and Sozopolis surrendered to Rome; two weeks later, 14 villages also returned to Roman rule. In September, the important inland city of Kutasia surrendered. Western Anatolia was basically recovered.

Suleiman could only huddle in Ankara and wait for the end. He had already betrayed all his relatives, and the two brothers in the west started to fight for his last land when they saw that he was in despair.

The surrounding ministers were also running away, leaving him and more than 2,000 soldiers waiting in this city of 10,000 people. He didn't think about anything else, just opium and alcohol every day. Only in this way could he temporarily forget his troubles and indulge in paradise.

Religious taboos were forgotten, and he was intoxicated every day. Finally, one afternoon, Suleiman fell asleep after inhaling a large amount of opium and never woke up.

Suleiman died, and his soldiers robbed Ankara completely and fled for their lives. The Ankara region has entered a period of turmoil.

Musa took this opportunity to attack westward in an attempt to capture Ankara. And Muhammad continued to absorb Turkic refugees to increase his strength. Since he was close to the Timurid Empire, he sent a large number of gifts to Samarkand to stabilize this lightning nemesis. And they also attack other countries, such as Karaman, to expand their own land as much as possible.

The army and military intelligence network Peter left behind in Anatolia were commanded by Constantine, and news could reach him within two days. He was leading the army to defend Kutasia when he learned of Suleiman's death.

"Both armies, Ancyra is an important city. If it is occupied by the infidels, it will be very difficult to take it back."

"Yes, the cavalry can definitely arrive here within two days. As long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks, they can wait until the infantry arrives."

As expected, these trained generals knew everything about Anatolia, and they also knew the importance of Ancyra. Fortunately, their intelligence network is still very reliable, otherwise the huge opportunity would have slipped from their hands.

"In that case, Woike, you take the cavalry and go first, and I will arrive with the large force later."

A young general in his 30s was ordered to lead the cavalry first. For the sake of his family, he also brought his 12-year-old son over, saying he wanted to practice.

"Remember, Yang, you can't have emotions on the battlefield. You can't show a trace of kindness to the enemy, it will harm you."

"I understand, Father."

Voick taught his child to be a hero against the pagans. Because now civilians can also become generals based on their own merits, this puts the knight families like them under pressure and can only maintain their status through more military achievements. This is why Voick is currently taking care of his children.

Ankara was also called Ancyra and Angola in ancient times, so those who wrote Angola were Ankara.